Chess Resources for Kids

Below are a few links to recommended resources for scholastic players:

Coach Jay's Chess Academy App - http://coachjayschessacademy.com/ (for both IOS and Android at the time of this writing).
ChessMagnetSchool.com - a great web-based training course for kids (Java plug-in required).
ChessKid.com - child-friendly website for playing chess plus videos, articles, tactics training other learning resources.
Chess.com - parent of ChessKid.com but appropriate for older kids.
Lots of diagrams and videos geared toward learning chess - http://www.ironorchid.com/.
Free chess mentor lessons on Chess.com - http://www.chess.com/blog/webmaster/free-chess-mentor-courses
Chess.com youtube site - lots of good playlists but maybe focus on the "Everything you need to know" and "Learn to play chess" playlists. Some key videos include:
- Castling - http://youtu.be/4jXQyGaeUV8
- En passant - http://youtu.be/4jXQyGaeUV8
- Scholar's Mate - http://youtu.be/xFQjoWaJtjk
- How to play (good intro/refresher for adults) - http://youtu.be/4s4Ajmba9o4
ChessKid.com How to Play - http://www.chesskid.com/video/player/the-magic-of-chess.
Amazon listmania list of books and software - http://amzn.com/lm/R3PE2D0OF5T1A0.

Of course one of the best things to do is to play lots of chess, preferably against a person but a computer/phone/tablet is OK too.

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